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Resident Hawk Claws Fenway Park Visitor

Posted Apr 4, 08 10:50 AM CDT in US,  Sports 

(Newser) – A red-tailed hawk swooped down and attacked a 13-year-old girl at Fenway Park yesterday, the Boston Globe reports. Though the hawk scratched her scalp and drew blood, the girl is okay. “She’s fine, a little shaken,” said her teacher. But what really drew attention to the unfortunate eighth-grader is her name: Alexa Rodriguez, only a letter away from the much-hated Yankee.

The hawk has attempted to make its home at Fenway since 2002, but it's been chased away before each season opener. After the attack, wildlife officials removed its nest and egg. “You could say she has done a good job protecting her home plate,” quipped the state’s assistant wildlife director.

Source Boston Globe

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Snooker, the red-tailed hawk, after a successful hunt north of Duluth, Minnesota.   (KRT Photos)
A vendor sells World Series programs outside Fenway Park before Game 1 of the baseball World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, in Boston.   (AP Photo)
Boston Red Sox fans wait in line for vouchers for tickets to Game 1 of the baseball World Series, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 at Fenway Park in Boston.   (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
The Colorado Rockies practice Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, at Fenway Park in Boston.   (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
The red-tailed hawk, a large bird that is often seen circling high over open country, passes Hawk Ridge by the thousands in October in Duluth, Minnesota, September 6, 2005.   (KRT Photos)
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